Japan Yields in Fast Moves on American China Claims
Washington reports rapid Japanese concessions to U S demands on American property in China. Steps include return of missionaries to Nanking, restoration of two Shanghai high schools, and dispatch of a joint interdepartmental committee to Shanghai to settle occupancy and damages, with focus on Shanghai University and American businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
United States
China
Frank P. Lockhart
Shanghai
Nanking
American
Southern Baptist Mission
Chapel
Grew
Tokyo
Japanese Foreign Office
State Department
University of Shanghai
Northern and
Southern Baptist Mission Boards
Foreign Office
Army
Navy
Baptist Missions
Shanghai University
Trio Condemned for Crash in Georgia Railway Wreck
A Timlis newspaper reports three Trans-Caucasian Railway employees were sentenced to death at Samtredia Georgia for criminal inefficiency tied to a fatal wreck on April 1. The engineer and two switchmen were among the condemned. fatalities were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Timlis
Trans-Caucasian Railway
Samtredia
Georgia
Jones Hopeful President Will Pay Us Visit
Rep Marvin Jones is hopeful President Roosevelt will visit Amarillo in July for a brief stop after a conference with Marvin McIntyre secretary to the President. McIntyre indicated the President has the invitation and may adjust the western trip to fit a highway ceremony opening the Will Rogers Memorial Highway if he stops in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marvin Jones
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Marvin McIntyre
McIntyre
Jones
Texas Panhandle
Will Rogers Memorial Highway
West Texas State College Commencement Honors 1938 Grads
One hundred twenty five seniors at West Texas State College transfer tassels and join the ex students. Dr C F Evans delivers reflection on life from the 27th year as president of Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Russell Taylor dead last week. Travis B Shaw earns MA. Rosa Cash and Harvey Cash Jr honored for long family presence at Canyon campus. Ardis Patman named honor student after transferring from Clarendon Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindberghs
Levines
Triumph
Russell Taylor
Gatesville
Travis B. Shaw
Travis Shaw
Harvey Cash
Canyon
Rosa Cash
Harvey Cash, Jr
West Texas State
Ardis Patman
Clarendon Junior College
Pioneer Day Fiesta Dazzles Clovis With Colorful Parade
Twenty five thousand visitors from eastern New Mexico and western Texas filled Clovis for the fourth Pioneer Day Fiesta opening. The Parade of Progress featured over a thousand participants, vintage transport, a royal pageant led by Queen Del Emma Reichart, and showcases from Amarillo Hobbs Tucumcari Roswell Albuquerque Carlsbad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis
New Mexico
Texas
Tingley
G. A. Campbell
Pioneer Day Committee
Clyde Tingley
L. J. Stone
Amarillo
Roswell
Albuquerque
Del
Emma Reichart
Hotel Clovis
Frances Littleton
Roberta Gaines
Bovina
Bessie Mae McGahen
Farwell
Pauline Hitson
Fort Sumner
Evelyn Bell
Melrose
Donna Nell McCarty
Muleshoe
Sarah Lucille White
Portales
Helen Jo White
Texico
Tara Bates McWilliams
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Tucumcari
Lubbock
Ten Die in Coal Mine Blast Near Scranton
A blast deep in the Volpe Coal Company's mine near Scranton, Pennsylvania, killed ten miners and injured six others. Rescue teams using gas masks searched for two missing workers as officials note a rock fall blocked ventilation and ignited gases from lamps or motors. Governor Earle dispatched his son to investigate the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Volpe Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Alex Glanka
John Clark
Moosic
John Kovaleski
Martin Wozneski
John Kokuta
John Phillips
DuPont
Sam Adonizio
Hughestown
Adam Mark
Gus Bostwick
Michael Guzzy
George H. Earle
George H. Earle, IV
Amarillo Area Forecast Partly Cloudy Friday
Weather summary for Amarillo and Fort West Texas and New Mexico notes partly cloudy conditions Friday with little temperature change. Hourly temperatures show a maximum and minimum reading for yesterday in 1937, indicating historical data values from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Fort West Texas
New Mexico
Windsors Plan New Home On Eve of Anniversary
The abdicated king Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield plan to stay on the Riviera as they redecorate Chateau de la Croe awaiting completion. They may buy the home from Sir Pomeroy Burton and will spend their anniversary amidst painters and paper hangers before moving from the Grand Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antibes
France
The
Riviera
Chateau de la Croe
Pomeroy Burton
Grand Hotel
Wallis Warfield
Chateau de Cande
Charles ¥. Bedaux
Monts
Edward VIII
Edward
Austria
Wallis
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
United States
Paris
South Plains Receives Showers Amid Lightning Fatality
Rain fell across the South Plains and eastern New Mexico as storms moved through. C. C. Duncan, an 18 mile northwest of Tokio farmer, was killed by a bolt of lightning during the showers, with Plainview reporting 0.82 inches of rain and hail. Other towns recorded varied rainfall including Lubbock a quarter inch and Lamesa a half inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Plains
New Mexico
C. C. Duncan
Tokio
Terry-Yoakum County
Plainview
Lubbock
Lamesa
Spur
Levelland
Orton
Brownfield
Quitaque
Turkey
Fort Worth
Rumors Swirl In Princeton Florida Over Kidnapping Case
In Princeton Florida 2000 volunteers search 80 square miles for five year old Ishmael Cash amid unconfirmed reports of a break in the Jimmy Cash kidnapping. FBI chief J Edgar Hoover visits Miami and a doubled reward is posted for recovered ransom bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Florida
James Bailey Cash
Fla
Jone
Jimmy Cash
South
Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami
PBS
FBI
Federal
Cash
Here
D. ©. Coleman
Little Princeton
Red Cros
Biscayne Bay
Evere Glades
Ishmael Cash
Man Loses 1700 In Solitaire Heist
William Bauman told Oakland police he lost 1700 while playing solitaire alone in a tavern room last night. A gunman entered the room, left Bauman with only the deck of cards and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
William Bauman
Bauman
Roswell Rocket Ship Advances in Catapult Steering
Dr Robert H Goddard near Roswell New Mexico discloses a new catapult phase steering method for rockets after fuel exhaustion. The device uses gas streams and rudders to control ascent prior to atmospheric flight aims, with reports to Guggenheim Foundation financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Roswell
N. M
Eden Valley
Robert H. Goddard
Clark University
Dr. Goddard
Daniel and Florence Guggenheim
Mesalero Ranch
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Grim Army
Shirley Ann Woodburn
Cincinnati
Ellsworth Hobbs
Tonawanda
N. Y
WPA
Betty Jane
Coolville
Ohio
Luther C. Bradford
Anna LeGere
Betty
Anna Hobbs
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
Helmer Strong
Long Island Sound
Strong
America
College Army of Exes
Clovis Fiesta
Jack Litton
Clay Thornton
P. D. Berthelot
Ray Minner
Sam Elkins
Galen Battey
Sam Page
Gov. Tingley
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fort Smith
Ark
Curley Daugherty
Olton
Plains Horse and Mule Association
Breedlove
England
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